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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1917
Page
8
Local groups from Fairfield and surrounding areas contribute time and materials to Red Cross comfort kit production. Volunteers operate at Masonic Hall sewing rooms, with fashioning bags, socks, and hospital items under supervision. Donations of linen yarn and sewing machines are requested to support ongoing relief work.
The violin pupils of Helen Wegener will present a recital at the Baptist church Thursday evening October 4 at 7 30 o'clock. Assisted by Elsie Zichy Boies reader a small admission will be charged The program includes pieces by Govotte Czibulka and MacDowell with performers Gertrude Dowd Hubert Bates Mrs Wegener Mrs Boies and Flora S Boltz among others
Mr and Mrs G F Swanson entertained immediate relatives with a four course dinner at eight o clock on Tuesday evening September 25 honoring their fifth wedding anniversary. Several gifts were presented.
Mrs. John Upton, age 82, who suffered a stroke five weeks ago while visiting her son W H Upton, was moved Monday from the country home to her city residence. She shows signs of regaining speech but cannot use her right side. Her daughter Mrs. Alice Lee of Fairfield has come to care for her.
Bruce Gobble and LEF Kuhns helped open the Fairfield Boy Scout headquarters. They secured books and set up rooms but still need chairs. The facility will host a watermelon feast Friday at 7 15 PM with a special program. Rooms are open 4 to 9 PM daily, Saturday all day, and parents are invited to visit.
About twenty veterans were guests of manager Hugh Bennett at the Fairfield Theater for yesterday afternoon's matinee to see the Triangle play The Little Yank starring Dorothy Gish.
A public dance will be held Saturday night in Yeoman Hall under new management with the cordial invitation extended to all residents and visitors to attend.
Nearly new Studebaker and a Ford offered for sale on payments or after one year. See Russell Smith. A hard coal base burner in good condition listed by W. B. Picken with phone 1589. Underwood typewriter with five year guarantee starting April 1 1917 priced at $40 by Frank Danielson.
A reminder cites October 15 as the date to vote on the Iowa Prohibition amendment. The notice emphasizes voting and civic participation surrounding the proposed measure.
Raining chairs and upholstering offered with first class workmanship. Seventeen years experience cited. Contact phone numbers 2207 and 322 310 for details.
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